Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Regulation 2025 (no 1)

Notified under the Legislation Act on 30 June 2025.

For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2025

This regulation amends the following legislation:

 Building (General) Regulation 2008

 Construction Occupations (Licensing) Regulation 2004

 Gas Safety Regulation 2001.

Part 2 Building (General) Regulation 2008

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substitute

A person is taken to be excluded if the person is excluded under the Property Developers Act 2024, section 46 (2).

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 public servant

Part 3 Construction Occupations (Licensing) Regulation 2004

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in part 7, insert

A statutory instrument made under this regulation may apply, adopt or incorporate (with or without change or modification)—

a law, an Australian Standard or an Australian/New Zealand Standard as in force from time to time; or

another instrument as in force from time to time.

The Legislation Act, section 47 (5) and (6) do not apply to a document applied, adopted or incorporated under subsection (1) or under the Legislation Act, section 47 (3).

Note The document does not need to be notified under the Legislation Act because s 47 (5) and (6) do not apply (see Legislation Act, s 47 (7)).

The director-general must ensure that an instrument applied, adopted or incorporated under subsection (1) (b) is—

available for inspection by anyone without charge during ordinary business hours at an ACT government office; or

accessible on an ACT government website, or by a link on an ACT government website.

An instrument applied, adopted or incorporated under subsection (1) (b) is not enforceable by or against the Territory or anyone else unless it is made available in accordance with subsection (3).

Part 4 Gas Safety Regulation 2001

substitute

17 Construction occupations registrar may direct testing of consumer piping system or medical gas system

after

consumer piping system

insert

or medical gas system